Parking at 4950 N Milwaukee
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 N Milwaukee. Everything here is from City records — 10,350 parking tickets written across 127 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5471 W Higgins Rd (4 min walk) · 5432 W Lawrence Ave (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4950 N Milwaukee
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 W Higgins Ave alone took 132 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,253 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 W Higgins Ave — 132 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 5000 N Mango Ave — 127 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 5700 W Higgins Ave — 121 tickets, 7 min walk W
Permit zones1,294 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 W Edmunds St — 244 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 4900 N Lester Ave — 170 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 5100 W Strong St — 149 tickets, 8 min walk E
City sticker checks230 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5000 N Parkside Ave — 85 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 5600 W Grover St — 54 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 5200 N Laramie Ave — 50 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks3,482 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Northwest Hwy — 255 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 4800 N Linder Ave — 177 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5500 W Higgins Ave — 156 tickets, 3 min walk SW
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 N Laramie Ave — 44 tickets, 7 min walk E
Metered blocks2,867 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5300 W Veterans Pl — 691 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 4700 N Milwaukee Ave — 500 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 5400 W Higgins — 380 tickets, 4 min walk S
Other enforcement273 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4900 N Milwaukee — 273 tickets, 1 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5471 W Higgins Rd — speed camera, 4 min walk S
- 5432 W Lawrence Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
- 5665 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 5242 N Northwest Hwy — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- �5310 N Milwaukee Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 5272 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 6 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.